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Category Archives: DC

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 9/1/2018:
Comic Book Talk!Highlights:Shane makes a splash and hosts himself as a panel of one while touching on several borders of the comic book industry. Are you on the same page ...

Does New Challengers #1 from DC's New Age of Heroes challenge us in a good way, or challenge us to toss it away? Are these four (five?) brand new adventurers, or are they familiar Challengers faces from the past? And what's up with the Prof??? We'll go ahead and tell you the villain isn't Hush, ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 7/7/2018:
Steve Ditko!Highlights: Tribute to Steve Ditko, without whom Marvel Comics (and mainstream comics) would literally NOT be the same. Also: Shane’s take on Batman #50 (“The Wedding) and Bendis’s Man of Steel ...

There's a new hero (villain?) in town, not that there's actually much town left to speak of since the coal and factories left. What did Shane think of The Curse of Brimstone? Is it DC's Ghost Rider or something else, and is there any connection to the previous Brimstone? Let's heat things up and find ...

Guess what? There's been a secret war of clans of super-powered immortals right under our feet for centuries and it's getting uglier... Shane's thoughts on The Immortal Men #1. This series was one of the New Age of Heroes series he was least excited about, but now that he's read it has that changed? Plus: ...

Is premiere issue of The Terrifics... fantastic? Four DC heroes adventure into the newly discovered Dark Multiverse in the aftermath of DC Metal: Mr. Terrific, Metamorpho, Plastic Man and a new Phantom Girl. This has been the most anticipated DC's New Age of Heroes title so far. Does it deliver? Or is it too much ...

With great power comes great... liability? That sounds kind of familiar! What did Shane think of the newest premiere issue in DC's The New Age of Heroes, and what similarities does this character have with a certain marvelous wall-crawling hero? What analysis can we accomplish about Sideways, his personality, his powers and his supporting cast ...

DC's The New Age of Heroes continues as Shane reviews The Silencer #1. Is it DC's take on the Punisher as some have speculated, or does the character and story take a different direction? Plus: a surprise appearance (in more ways than one) by a major DC villain. Find out what Shane thought of this ...

Damage #1 review and initial thoughts on DC's The New Age of Heroes (AKA "DC's Marvel characters"). Is DC doing too much at once with Rebirth, Doomsday Clock and now the New Age of DC Heroes? What did Shane think of Damage #1? BONUS: What's the terrific surprise Shane found at the end of the ...